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ALUMNI EVENTS AND REUNIONS 16 October, London - Join us at Albannach, Trafalgar Square from 6.30pm for drinks, nibbles and the chance to reminisce with friends. For more infomation or to register your attendance email f.bain@abdn.ac.uk 12 November, Glasgow - Join staff and fellow alumni for a cocktail reception at Arta, Glasgow. The evening will include drinks, canapes and the opportunity to meet with friends. For more information or to book your place, email f.bain@abdn.ac.uk. 6 December, King's College Conference Centre, Aberdeen - As a graduate of the University you are also a member of the University’s General Council. You are invited to join us in King’s College Centre where the University’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor C Duncan Rice, will give a report on the year’s activities. Tea and coffee will be served from 10.30 am. 6 December, Linklater Rooms, Aberdeen - Join us in the Linklater rooms from 12 noon to enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a delicious winter lunch - a perfect opportunity to socialise with friends and fellow alumni before the Christmas and New Year break. 25 July 2009, Butchart Closing dinner – With the opening of the new Aberdeen Sports Village, an activities weekend for alumni will mark the closing of the Butchart Recreation Centre. This will include a dinner with speaker, a sports tournament, and the first tour of the new Sports Village off King Street. For more information email f.bain@abdn.ac.uk Reunion, 2009 - Calling all Aberdeen Zoology, Botany, Forestry and Agriculture students and staff from the 1960s! A reunion of all interested parties at the University will be held from August 21st to 23rd 2009. If you would like to attend, or you know someone whom you would like to invite, please get in touch. Email f.bain@abdn.ac.uk | The University of Aberdeen will be holding a Postgraduate Open Day on Tuesday the 11th November from 1pm-6pm. The event will be held in the Elphinstone Hall and will give interested prospective students the opportunity to talk to academics and support staff about both research and taught postgraduate opportunities at the University of Aberdeen. We offer over 140 taught Masters programmes as well as an extensive range of Research and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. Funding is available for a range of Postgraduate Courses, and Aberdeen Alumni are entitled to a 20% discount on the fees of most programmes. Part time and Distance Learning options are also available. For further Information and to book your place at the Open Day, Visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/pgopenday, Call: 01224 272090 or Email: sras@abdn.ac.uk |
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UPDATE FROM THE STUDENT PRESIDENT, DUNCAN MACKAY Greetings once again to our alumni, Has it really been a month? It seems like only days ago that I last penned a message for this e-bulletin. The last month has been enjoyably hectic. The end of September saw over 3000 students descend on Aberdeen for Freshers’ Week 2008/09. Work for this week began months ago and our volunteers and staff were raring to go on the Saturday morning with all students who needed a lift from the airport and railway station being picked up and taken to their halls of residence. Move-in weekend flew by, and so did the rest of the week with popular nights at the Union Bar and our late night partners. This year also saw the second year of the Freshers’ Film Festival at Vue Cinemas which was a great success alongside many of our ‘non-traditional’ Freshers’ events, reflecting the change in student demographics. There were still the mainstays of the week however, the Societies and Sports Fayres on the Tuesday and Wednesday respectively saw thousands flock to sign-up to student activities for the year. The music at the fayre was provided by Aberdeen Student Radio (ASR) and it would be remiss of me not to point you in their direction (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/asr) where they are doing some terrific work. Our team is now settling back down to the nitty gritty of our work, but we of course welcome any distractions so feel free to regale us with tales of your time here and other reminiscences; if we get enough of these, it may become a regular feature on our new website, (www.ausa.org.uk). Do not hesitate to contact me with any comments, questions and queries at sapresident@abdn.ac.uk | We would love to hear what you are up to now and include it in the graduate news section of Aberdeen Magazine! If you would ike to submit some news about yourself please email it to h.veitch@abdn.ac.uk or call 01224 273234. We look forward to hearing from you. |
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